There a plenty of non-Ham, non-INMARSAT options (Score 1)

There are plenty of Internet and Email at sea options that don't require the cost of INMARSAT nor an amateur radio (ham) license. AFAIK, they do require the vessel to have a marine HF license, but your boat may already have one. They all use HF radio to move data around and should be enough to update a blog or get emails, but don't expect real-time interaction. Check these out: - SailMail (sailmail.com) - XNet (xnetmail.com) - Global Link (gln-network.com) - Globe Wireless (globewireless.com) - CruiseEmail (cruiseemail.com) --mco